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1 week ago
We are seeking a highly experienced Corporate Counsel Lead to oversee labor relations matters at the Chicago Transit Authority. As a key member of our legal team, you will provide expert advice and guidance on labor contract negotiations, reorganizations, discipline, legislation, and policy.
Key Responsibilities- Lead the interpretation, implementation, and administration of various laws, regulations, ordinances, and collective bargaining agreements as they pertain to the Authority.
- Direct the activities of managing, Chief, Senior, and Associate Attorneys, paralegals, and support staff within Labor & Employment, including assigning and reviewing work, ensuring adherence to organizational policies, procedures, and standards.
- Manage outside counsel and handle your own docket of cases and other matters, which may require appearances before courts and administrative agencies, including trials, hearings, arbitrations, depositions, other discovery, preparation of witnesses, research, drafting of pleadings, and providing advice on employment and labor issues.
- Provide mentoring and skill-development services for junior attorneys and staff, and serve as Law Department liaison, acting as Labor & Employment subject matter expert and attending Law Department Committee meetings.
- Hire, train, develop, monitor, and evaluate performance of staff, review personnel actions, and make recommendations for approval.
- A law degree from an accredited school of law and licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois.
- Ten plus years of legal experience in labor and/or employment law, with a strong background in labor relations and management.
- Detailed knowledge of applicable federal and state laws, principles and methods of developing policy and procedures, practices of drafting legal documents, and methods and practices of legal research and investigation, judicial procedure, and the rules of evidence.
- Strong interpersonal skills, managerial and administrative skills, editing and drafting skills, and great attention to detail, with the ability to coordinate multiple requests simultaneously while meeting multiple deadlines.
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive environment for its workforce and supporting the communities it serves. We offer competitive salaries and benefits, and prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of our hiring process.
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